Zhang Lingping
张令平
Communist Party Secretary of Dingxi
In office
December 2013 – May 2017
Preceded byYang Zixing
Succeeded byTang Xiaoming [zh]
Communist Party Secretary of Jinchang
In office
September 2011 – December 2013
Preceded byZheng Yusheng
Succeeded byWu Mingming [zh]
Mayor of Jinchang
In office
June 2008 – August 2011
Preceded byZheng Yusheng
Succeeded byZhang Yinghua
Personal details
BornJuly 1962 (age 61)
Tengzhou, Shandong, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1985–2020; expelled)
Alma materNorthwest Normal University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese张令平
Traditional Chinese張令平

Zhang Lingping (Chinese: 张令平; born July 1962) is a former Chinese politician who his entire career in northwest China's Gansu province. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in August 2020. Previously he served as party secretary of both cities of Jinchang and Dingxi. He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress.

Biography

Zhang was born in Tengzhou, Shandong, in July 1962. In 1979, he was admitted to Northwest Normal University, majoring in political education. After graduating in 1983, he joined the Jinchuan Group Co., Ltd., a state-owned non-ferrous metal processing enterprise, and worked for over 20 years.

He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1985, and got involved in politics in December 2003, when he was appointed head of the Organization Department in Jinchang, he was also admitted to member of the standing committee of the CCP Jinchang Municipal Committee, the city's top authority. He served as mayor from April 2008 to September 2011, and party secretary, the top political position in the city, from September 2011 to December 2013.[1] Then he was transferred to Dingxi and appointed party secretary, a position he held until April 2017.[2]

Downfall

On 28 August 2019, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.

On 18 January 2020, he was expelled from the Communist Party and dismissed from public office. He was detained by the Supreme People's Procuratorate in February.[3] On March 18, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes.[4] On December 1, he stood trial at the Lanzhou Railway Transportation Intermediate Court on charges of taking bribes.[5] According to the indictment, he used his various positions in both cities of Jinchang and Dingxi to help others obtain projects and personnel promotions and in return, he illegally accepted 18.43 million yuan, $200,000, Euro 100,000, Hong Kong $200,000, 40 ounces of gold, a 5.05 carat naked diamond and 17 calligraphy and painting works, personally or through his family members.[5] He received a sentence of 14 years in prison and fine of 1 million yuan for taking bribes. All his property gained from the bribery would be turned over to the national treasury.[5]

Personal life

Zhang, his wife and son and three brothers and sisters were all investigated for taking bribes.[6]

References

  1. ^ Yin Yanhong (尹彦宏) (4 December 2013). 吴明明任金昌市委书记 张令平不再担任. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. ^ Yi Yi (伊一) (9 May 2017). 唐晓明任定西市委书记 张令平不再担任. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  3. ^ Lin Weiqi (林玮琪) (20 February 2020). 宁夏司法厅原厅长陈栋桥等2人被决定逮捕. Beijing News (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  4. ^ Ma Changyan (马常艳) (18 March 2020). 甘肃检察机关依法对张令平涉嫌受贿、滥用职权案提起公诉. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Wang Bo (王博) (2 December 2020). 甘肃省人大常委会农业与农村工作委员会原副主任张令平一审获刑十四年. chinanews.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  6. ^ Wang Zhen (王珍) (23 September 2020). 被圈子套牢的人生——甘肃省人大常委会农业与农村工作委员会原副主任张令平严重违纪违法案剖析. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
Government offices Preceded byZheng Yusheng Mayor of Jinchang 2008–2011 Succeeded byZhang Yinghua Party political offices Preceded byZheng Yusheng Communist Party Secretary of Jinchang 2011–2013 Succeeded byWu Mingming [zh] Preceded byYang Zixing Communist Party Secretary of Dingxi 2013–2017 Succeeded byTang Xiaoming [zh]
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